King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837

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Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Aquatint after J. Gillray, 1806.

A man disappearing into a cracked chamber pot which has the legs of woman; implying the illicit relationship between the Duke of Clarence and Mrs. Jordan. Etching by J. Gillray, 1791.

Sunday Times : we now add the official programme of the ceremonies to be observed at the Royal Coronation of King William the Fourth and Queen Adelaide, on Thursday next, Sept. 8.

King William IV holding a scroll of the Magna Carta in his right hand. Mezzotint by D. Lucas after R. Bowyer, 1830.

Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1806.

St. Peter's College, Westminster: a Royal procession by night. Lithograph, 1834.

King William IV as Gilpin rides a horse past the inn at Edmonton followed by two men on galloping horses. Lithograph, 1831.

King William IV leads a leap-frog procession down a hill, Lord Grey tumbles over his head knocking off his crown. Coloured lithograph by John Doyle, 1831.

King William IV sits on a stool of 'repentance' turning in despair towards the prime minister, Lord Grey and Chancellor Brougham as Queen Adelaide stands behind with her fist clenched. Lithograph by R. Seymour, 1832.

King William IV dressed as a sailor dances in the centre of a semicircle of ministers who have black bodies and are partially draped. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1830.

Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, celebrating the anniversary of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1836.

By the king : A proclamation for a general fast / William R.

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. LXXV. An act for regulating schools of anatomy. [1st August 1832.].

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. CVII. An act for regulating for three years, and from thence until the end of the then next session of parliament, the care and treatment of insane persons in England. [11th August 1832.].

Proclamation : at the council chamber, Whitehall, the 4th November, 1831 : by a committee of the Lords of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council ... / W.L. Bathurst.

Anno secundo Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. XI. An act for the prevention, as far as may be possible, of the disease called the cholera, or spasmodic or Indian cholera, in Scotland. [20th February 1832.].

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By the king : A proclamation for a general fast / William R.

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. LXXV. An act for regulating schools of anatomy. [1st August 1832.].

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. CVII. An act for regulating for three years, and from thence until the end of the then next session of parliament, the care and treatment of insane persons in England. [11th August 1832.].

Proclamation : at the council chamber, Whitehall, the 4th November, 1831 : by a committee of the Lords of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council ... / W.L. Bathurst.

Anno secundo Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. XI. An act for the prevention, as far as may be possible, of the disease called the cholera, or spasmodic or Indian cholera, in Scotland. [20th February 1832.].

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William IV

Images from the collections

Images by William IV

Images featuring William IV

Works from the collections

By the king : A proclamation for a general fast / William R.

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. LXXV. An act for regulating schools of anatomy. [1st August 1832.].

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. CVII. An act for regulating for three years, and from thence until the end of the then next session of parliament, the care and treatment of insane persons in England. [11th August 1832.].

Proclamation : at the council chamber, Whitehall, the 4th November, 1831 : by a committee of the Lords of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council ... / W.L. Bathurst.

Anno secundo Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. XI. An act for the prevention, as far as may be possible, of the disease called the cholera, or spasmodic or Indian cholera, in Scotland. [20th February 1832.].

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